Pen-holder



D. HEPP. PEN HOLDER.

No. 276,399. Patented Apr.Z4,18 83.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL HEPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PEN-HOLDER..

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 276,399, dated April 24,1883. Application filed December 30, 1882. (Model) To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL .HEPP, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinPen-Holders and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inpen-holders; and it has for its object to providea pen-holder by meansof which several parallel lines can be drawn at one stroke, the distancebetween the lines being varied bythe adjustment of one of thepen-holders, and to provide a means whereby one of the penscan be thrownout of position and the instrument used in the ordi nary manner; and tothis end my invention consists in connecting two pen-holders to eachother by a pivot, as will he hereinafter set forth, and pointed out inthe claim.

In the annexed drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1represents the arrangement of the holders on the stafl' with the pen inposition. Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing one of the pens thrown outof position. Fig. 2 shows the forms of the blanks, and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the holder detached.

Referring to the drawings, Arepresents the staff, which carries a metalholder, B. Over this holder is placed the embracing-tube U, which isprovided with side wings O 0. To this ring 0 is attached a supplementalpenholder, D, which is provided with side wings D D, the parts 0 and Dbeing united to each other by a pivot, a, as shown. These parts of theholder are made from blanks, as shown in Fig. 2, which blanks are bentin form in the usual manner, and, if desirable, the penholder on theplate D may be formed so as to provide wings b b, which hold the pen inposition, as shown in Fig. 1; or an inner tube, as shown at E in Fig. 2,may be provided.

The manner of using this device is as follows: The'thimble or tube 0 isplaced over an ordinary pen-holder, and the pens c and d,

which may be of the usual form, or doublenibbed, if desirable, areplaced in the holder, and the point of the pen dis adjusted by movingthe parts upon the pivot at until the desired distance between thepoints of the pens is reached, when two or more parallel lines can bedrawn at the same stroke.

When it is desirable to use only one pen the pen-holder D may be swungout of place, as shown in Fig. 3.

This invention is particularly useful in drawing parallel lines forbook-keeping and for other analogous purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isr As an improved attachment for pen-holders,the thimble 0, provided with side wings, and attached by a pivot to apen-holding device, D, substantially as shown, and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereofI affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL HEPP.

Witnesses:

D. D. MURPHY, ARTHUR H. DONALD.

